Email spam anniversary brings value of newsletters to mind
Thank you, Gary Thuerk. If it weren’t for you I wouldn’t know about all the options I have for weight loss, the number of Nigerian […]
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J-students lack basic skills, curriculum revamp needed
For all the technological ability in the world, journalism students fail to be able to do the basics of journalism — reporting, interviewing, and writing. […]
Treat news sites with care of a chef
The traffic numbers for Sterling Student Publications, the site operated by my journalism students, is abysmal. This is especially true for our homepage, so I started […]
Paywall won’t work in Hutchinson
Today The Hutchinson News announced it is throwing up a paywall on it’s website (www.hutchnews.com). Here is the story that appeared on the site today: […]
Local news sites should be kept up-to-date
We live in a digital world. Everyone is constantly online. It may be via a computer or a mobile device, but people are always connected. […]
Start-up competitor to WaPo gets a name
The Washington, D.C., start-up news website with its sights clearly set on The Washington Post and its local news coverage being brought online by Politico.com […]
WaPo competitor getting stronger
In October 2009, I wrote about a Washington, D.C., start-up news website with its sights clearly set on The Washington Post and its local news […]
WaPo competitor beefing up
This is getting interesting. In October, I wrote about how the parent company of Politico.com, Allbritton Communications Co., is starting a local news site for […]
Steve Buttry joining start-up competitor to WaPo
In October, I wrote about how the parent company of Politico.com, Allbritton Communications Co., is starting a local news site for the Washington D.C. area. […]
NYT planning to charge for frequent use of Web site
On Wednesday, The New York Times announced it already has a 2011 New Year’s resolution: charge frequent users of its Web site. An article on […]
Politico.com gunning for Washington Post
Political powerhouse Politico (www.politico.com) has become a master at scooping other news outlets for stories on the political scene. Such prowess in reporting can easily […]
Media Vultures Swoop Into Town
I’m glad I didn’t have an open wound July 15 because if I had, I probably would have had my flesh tour from my bones […]